Last updated: Tuesday 20 October 2026 (Europe/London).
Next update: when YouFibre publishes its November prices, or when the Competition and Markets Authority decides on the sale of its parent company.
By: Switch Editorial Team, Switch Squid Ltd
As of 20 October 2026, YouFibre is one of the best-value full fibre providers where it is available: its October offer prices are £22 a month for You 200, £24 for You 1000, £34.99 for You 2000 and £50 for You 8000 on a 24-month contract, with the price fixed for the whole term and the same speed for uploads as downloads. The catch is reach, because it only works where its parent company’s network has been built, and the price moves to YouFibre’s standard list price after 24 months. It says it has more than 500,000 customers and an ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating. This SwitchSquid review covers prices, what customers say, who owns YouFibre and what the pending sale means, and how it compares with Virgin Media and BT. We may earn a commission if you buy through links on this page; it doesn’t change the price you pay.
Sources: YouFibre — offer terms, October 2026, YouFibre — price book, YouFibre — 500,000 customers, CMA — nexfibre / Substantial merger inquiry, Virgin Media — gigabit broadband and BT — broadband deals (all checked on 20 October 2026).
Virgin Media Gig1 — £29.99 a month
Average download speed of 1,136Mbps for £29.99 a month for 24 months, then £43.69, when we checked on 20 October 2026
Includes Virgin Media’s Wi-Fi Guarantee: 30Mbps in every room or £100 credit
Main limitation: the price rises by £4 each April, and uploads average 104Mbps unless you pay extra
YouFibre review: the short verdict
Good for: households that want very fast, fixed-price full fibre, and anyone who uploads a lot, such as home workers, gamers and content creators.
Price: from £22 a month on a 24-month contract in October 2026, with no rises during the contract.
Speeds: average speeds of 200Mbps, 900Mbps, 1,800Mbps and 7,000Mbps on its four main packages, with matching uploads.
Weak spots: limited availability, a bigger jump to the standard price after the contract, and some recent reviews about slow replies from support.
If YouFibre reaches your street, it is worth a serious look. If it doesn’t, Virgin Media and BT are the most widely available alternatives, and we compare them below.
What YouFibre costs in October 2026
YouFibre’s offer terms set its prices for orders placed between 1 and 31 October 2026 on a new 24-month contract:
You 200: £22 a month, with an average speed of 200Mbps.
You 1000: £24 a month, with an average speed of 900Mbps.
You 2000: £34.99 a month, with an average speed of 1,800Mbps.
You 8000: £50 a month, with an average speed of 7,000Mbps.
The terms say prices are fixed for the 24-month initial term, standard installation and activation are included, and a Wi-Fi 7 router comes as standard, subject to availability. YouFibre’s offer applies to new customers and to existing customers who upgrade their speed on a new 24-month contract.
After 24 months the price moves to YouFibre’s list price. Its price book, updated on 9 October 2026, shows rolling monthly prices of £34.99 for You 200, £39.99 for You 1000, £44.99 for You 2000 and £129.99 for You 8000. That is a big step up, so put a reminder in your diary a month before your contract ends and either re-contract or switch.
The quickest win in October is You 1000 at £24 a month. It costs just £2 more than You 200 for well over four times the average speed, which makes the smallest package hard to justify unless every pound counts.
Is YouFibre faster than BT and Virgin Media?
On upload speed, clearly yes. YouFibre’s packages give you the same speed up as down, so You 1000 uploads at around the same speed it downloads. BT Full Fibre 900 lists a 110Mbps upload, and Virgin Media’s Gig1 averages 104Mbps upload unless you pay Virgin an extra £6 a month for matching upload speeds on its full fibre deals.
For downloads, You 1000, BT Full Fibre 900 and Virgin Gig1 are all close to a gigabit, which is far more than most homes need. YouFibre’s own site quotes Ofcom figures putting the UK’s median broadband speed at about 73Mbps down and 21Mbps up, so any of the three is a big upgrade for most households.
YouFibre points out that its top speeds are only achievable with a wired connection at the router. Over Wi-Fi, your speed depends on your devices and the layout of your home, which is true of every provider.
YouFibre vs Virgin Media vs BT: 24-month cost compared
Package | Average download | Upload | Price now | Price changes | Cost over 24 months* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YouFibre You 200 | 200Mbps | Same as download | £22 a month | Fixed for 24 months | £528.00 |
YouFibre You 1000 | 900Mbps | Same as download | £24 a month | Fixed for 24 months | £576.00 |
YouFibre You 2000 | 1,800Mbps | Same as download | £34.99 a month | Fixed for 24 months | £839.76 |
Virgin Media Gig1 | 1,136Mbps | 104Mbps average | £29.99 a month | £4 a month each April | £823.76 |
BT Full Fibre 900 | 900Mbps (700Mbps guaranteed) | 110Mbps | £35.99 a month | £39.99 from 31 March 2027, £43.99 from 31 March 2028 | £967.76 |
*Assumes you start in November 2026 and pay 24 monthly bills, with Virgin and BT rises applied from your April 2027 and April 2028 bills. Virgin’s help pages say contracts taken out from 2 October 2025 rise by a fixed £4 a month every April. YouFibre prices are from its October 2026 offer terms, Virgin prices from virginmedia.com and BT prices from bt.com, all checked on 20 October 2026.
Over two years, You 1000 costs £247.76 less than Virgin Gig1 and £391.76 less than BT Full Fibre 900, with far faster uploads. That is a strong case for YouFibre if it serves your address. Virgin Gig1 is the next best value where YouFibre isn’t available, and BT Full Fibre 900 is the widest-reaching choice with a speed guarantee.
BT Full Fibre 900 — £35.99 a month
Up to 900Mbps with a 700Mbps guarantee and 110Mbps upload for £35.99 a month when we checked on 20 October 2026
Rises to £39.99 from 31 March 2027 and £43.99 from 31 March 2028 on a 24-month contract
Full Fibre isn’t available at every address, so check yours first
What customers say about YouFibre
YouFibre announced on 4 September 2026 that it had passed 100,000 Trustpilot reviews with an ‘Excellent’ rating of 4.7 out of 5. Trustpilot’s own summary of reviews highlights praise for friendly engineers, quick installations and helpful support staff.
The negative reviews follow a pattern too. Some reviewers describe trouble getting through to support, long waits for technical help and occasional connection drops, and some former Brsk customers have complained about service since the two brands merged. Read a range of recent reviews, not only the headline score, and check whether the problems people describe would matter to you.
YouFibre also makes several promises that are worth knowing about. It offers up to £300 towards the cost of leaving your current provider when you join for 24 months, paid in cash rather than credit, as long as your final bill shows the early exit charge. It runs a price match promise against offers from other providers, and its homepage lists a minimum speed guarantee.
Not sure which speed you need? You can ask Squid AI, SwitchSquid’s AI deal assistant, to compare packages for your household before you order.
Who owns YouFibre, and what does the sale mean for you?
YouFibre was founded in 2019 by Jeremy Chelot. It is the retail broadband arm of Netomnia, which builds and runs the full fibre network that YouFibre uses. Netomnia is part of the Substantial Group, backed by investors including Advencap, DigitalBridge and Soho Square Capital. Netomnia’s other retail brand, Brsk, has merged into YouFibre.
The owners of Virgin Media O2 and nexfibre, namely Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia, have agreed to buy Substantial, including Netomnia, Brsk and YouFibre, through their joint venture nexfibre. ISPreview puts the price at about £2bn. The deal hasn’t completed. The Competition and Markets Authority referred it for an in-depth investigation on 1 July 2026, published provisional concerns about competition in wholesale broadband on 2 October 2026, and has a statutory deadline of 15 December 2026.
For customers, nothing changes today. Your contract and fixed price stay with YouFibre, and the terms you signed up to still apply. If the sale goes ahead, the new owners will decide how YouFibre is run, so it is worth checking for any changes to terms before you re-contract.
Where YouFibre is available
YouFibre says it serves customers in more than 150 UK towns, and ISPreview listed them in June 2026 as running from Londonderry to Llanelli and Durham to Dover. It also reported that Netomnia’s network covered about 3 million premises. That is a big footprint for an alternative network, but it still means most UK homes can’t get YouFibre yet.
The only way to know is to check your address on YouFibre’s site. You can also use our broadband coverage checker to see which other full fibre networks reach your home. Standard installation is free where the new fibre box needs to sit no more than 100m from the nearest connection point; more complicated installs can cost extra.
How to switch to YouFibre
Check your address. YouFibre only works where its own fibre has been built.
Check your current contract. If you will pay an exit fee, ask for a final bill showing it, so you can claim YouFibre’s buy-out of up to £300.
Order and book your install. YouFibre says you can be up and running in about 10 days, and it contacts your old provider for you so your service switches over on installation day.
Keep your old router until you are live. Then return it if your old provider asks.
Because YouFibre runs its own network, an engineer will normally need to fit a fibre box inside your home. Our guide to what to expect from a full fibre installation explains the visit, and our YouFibre 2Gbps guide covers the faster packages in more detail.
Fit summary
Good fit for YouFibre: homes in YouFibre areas that want fast, fixed-price full fibre and strong upload speeds.
Good fit for Virgin Gig1: homes on Virgin’s network without YouFibre, who want gigabit downloads for £29.99 a month.
Good fit for BT Full Fibre 900: anyone who wants the widest availability and a 700Mbps speed guarantee.
Think twice: if you rarely use more than basic streaming and browsing, a slower, cheaper plan may be enough.
Important conditions
YouFibre’s October prices apply to orders placed by 31 October 2026 on 24-month contracts.
After 24 months, YouFibre moves you to its then-current list price unless you re-contract.
Leaving YouFibre early means an early termination charge based on what is left on your contract.
Virgin Media prices rise by £4 a month each April under its current terms; BT lists its rises on its deals page.
All prices depend on your address and a credit check where the provider requires one.
Final decision card
YouFibre available at your address? You 1000 at £24 a month, fixed for 24 months, is the standout deal.
No YouFibre but on Virgin’s network? Virgin Gig1 is £29.99 a month for an average 1,136Mbps.
Want the widest choice and a speed guarantee? BT Full Fibre 900 is £35.99 a month with 700Mbps guaranteed.
No YouFibre at your address? Check Virgin Media Gig1
Gig1 for £29.99 a month for 24 months
Switch by contacting your new provider only, with One Touch Switch
Subject to network availability and a credit check
FAQ
Is YouFibre any good?
YouFibre says it has more than 500,000 customers and an ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating of 4.7 out of 5 from over 100,000 reviews. Its October 2026 prices are among the lowest for gigabit full fibre, and uploads match downloads. The main limits are availability and some complaints about reaching support.
Does YouFibre put prices up during the contract?
No. YouFibre’s offer terms say prices are fixed for the 24-month initial term, and it calls this its Fixed Price Promise. After the contract ends, the price moves to its standard list price unless you sign a new contract.
Who owns YouFibre?
YouFibre is the retail arm of Netomnia, part of the Substantial Group. nexfibre, owned by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia, has agreed to buy Substantial, and Liberty Global and Telefónica also own Virgin Media O2. The Competition and Markets Authority is still investigating, with a deadline of 15 December 2026.
Is YouFibre better than BT?
Where both are available, YouFibre You 1000 is cheaper than BT Full Fibre 900, at £24 a month fixed against £35.99 with rises in 2027 and 2028. YouFibre also uploads far faster. BT reaches many more homes and gives a 700Mbps speed guarantee.
What happens when my YouFibre contract ends?
You can sign up for another 24 months or move to YouFibre’s monthly rolling package at its standard price. Its price book lists You 1000 at £39.99 a month on a rolling basis. Comparing deals a month before your end date usually saves money.
Will YouFibre pay my exit fees?
YouFibre offers up to £300 towards the cost of leaving your current provider when you join for 24 months. Your final bill must show the early exit charge as a separate item, in the same name and address as your new service. The money is paid in cash rather than credit.
